The Blue Report is a weekly newsletter produced for all DCTC students by the Marketing and Communications department. You are welcome to submit information for The Blue Report by e-mailing DCTC Director of Marketing and Communications Erin Edlund at erin.edlund@dctc.edu or calling 651-423-8233.
What's your view? Take our weekly poll and find out more about what people on our campus do and think.
Last Week's Results
Who you do want to win America's Got Talent?
- Barbara Padilla 12% (2 votes)
- Drew Stevyns 6% (1 votes)
- Fab Five 6% (1 votes)
- Grandma Lee 18% (3 votes)
- Hairo Torres 0% (0 votes)
- Kevin Skinner 24% (4 votes)
- Lawrence Beamen 0% (0 votes)
- Recycled Percussion 6% (1 votes)
- The Texas Tenors 12% (2 votes)
- The Voices of Glory 6% (1 votes)
- Sorry, I don't follow this show 12% (2 votes)
- Total Votes: 17
- Full Results »
Mental Health Awareness Week
Sometimes books aren't the only things that weigh students down.
To gauge your mental well-being, ask yourself the following questions:
- Have you lost pleasure in things you used to enjoy?
- Do you have trouble sleeping or eating?
- Does your mood fluctuate from overly high to hopeless?
- Are you keyed up and anxious all the time?
- Are you having nightmares about your past?
- Do you suffer from unexplained aches and pains?
To learn more about depressive disorders and the counseling services DCTC offers, stop by the information table in the Central Commons Tuesday, Oct. 6, or Thursday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If you have questions, contact Nancy Bailey, Counselor
651-423-8492 or nancy.bailey@dctc.edu
Feeling stressed?
Open to all students, staff and faculty. Treats will be served.
Come to this seminar and learn some strategies for coping with life's stresses. We'll look at the physical and psychological effects of stress, including positive stress. You may not always have control over what life throws at you, but you can decide how to handle it.
- Date: October 8
- Time: 1-2 pm
- Place: Student Life Center
Put on by Kristi Hanson, M.Ed. Parent Educator, ISD #196
Support Our Troops Haunted House
Dakota County Fairgrounds | 4H Building - Farmington, MN
Support local soldiers who are or have been deployed overseas and/or their families by sending care packages, presenting memorials and assisting them as needed to let them know that they "have not been forgotten."
Information and Discounts
- Dates: October 9-10, 2009
- Location: Dakota County Fairgrounds | 4H Building - Farmington, MN
- $5 minimum donations at the door. Other dontations will be cheerfully accepted.
- More Information: Germain Beyl @ 651-460-6004
- www.supportourtroopshh.com
e-academy Inc. has partnered with Microsoft Inc., Adobe Inc., and Dakota County Technical College to create a
one-stop shop for their students, faculty and staff to access deeply discounted software. This exclusive Webstore lets
DCTC members get the best price on the most popular software titles.
Click the Dakota County Technical College Webstore link and start saving today!
Windows 7 - Too sweet to pass up
For a limited time, eligible college students can get the sweetest deal on Windows 7 -- for only $29.99* USD. That's less than most of your textbooks! Hurry -- offer ends January 3, 2010 at 12:00 am CST.
Cleveland Cavaliers & Boston Celtics Private Sale
Friday, October 30, Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 7 PM @ Target Center
Wednesday, November 4, Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics 7 PM @ Target Center.
Offer Includes a FREE Bonus Game!!!
Wednesday, November 11, Wolves vs. Portland Trailblazers
Wednesday, November 18, Wolves vs. Houston Rockets
Wednesday, December 2, Wolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies
A Timberwolves representative will contact you once you purchase ticket to choose your free game.
Offer expires one day before game.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE YOUR DISCOUNTED TICKETS:
https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=timberwolves&o=5224121&g=1361
- Please use the Special Offer Code: wolves, to access the special ticket offer.
- New users will then be prompted to set up an account (on the right-hand side).
- All tickets must be purchased with a valid credit card.
- Tickets will be e-mailed to the account holder directly.
- If you do not receive your tickets within 30 minutes, please e-mail beal@timberwolves.com or call Chris Beal at 612-673-1689.
Dakota County – Personal Finance Web page
Reliable financial information and services are hard to find
Dakota County now has a personal finance Web page on the county Web site. It connects people to reliable, honest information to help navigate the world of money. There is a lot of great information for anybody whether it's creating a budget, avoiding identity theft, financing college, saving for a house, starting a business, buying a car or preparing to retire. View Web Page »
Get Your Free Online Tutoring Now!
SMARTHINKING is a free online tutoring service available to both online and on-campus Dakota County Technical College Students. Check it out and bump up your GPA.
Huge range of activities musters scholarship funds for students
All week long local meteorologists fussed over the upcoming weekend's weather, predicting rain for Saturday, Sept. 12, but unable to pin down the ultimate intent of an approaching front. As it turned out, rain took a holiday, allowing Dakota County Technical College's Third Annual Septemberfest to illuminate and entertain 5,000-plus visitors under ideal conditions on the college's Rosemount campus. Read More
The Importance of Writing
Clear, concise, error-free writing is a must
How many times have you read something and found yourself distracted by spelling mistakes or poor grammar or thoughts that seemed unorganized? What did you think of the author? Were you impressed or alienated?
If you wish people to take your ideas seriously, you must take your own approach to writing seriously. Don't throw your words on the page and expect other people to sort them out.
When you take the time to revise and proof your writing, you are not only showing respect for your own ideas, but also for your reader. If you do your job right, they won't see your writing at all—only your ideas.
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